Showing chemical card for 1-palmitoyl-2-linoleoyl-phosphatidylcholine (CFc000337522)
Record Information
Version
1.0
Creation Date
Update Date
2022-09-14 05:31:21 UTC
Chemfont ID
CFc000337522
Molecule Identification
Common Name
1-palmitoyl-2-linoleoyl-phosphatidylcholine
Definition
PC(16:0/18:2(9Z,12Z)) is a phosphatidylchloline (PC). It is a glycerophospholipid in which a phosphorylcholine moiety occupies a glycerol substitution site. As is the case with diacylglycerols, phosphatidylcholines can have many different combinations of fatty acids of varying lengths and saturation attached to the C-1 and C-2 positions. PC(16:0/18:2(9Z,12Z)), in particular, consists of one hexadecanoyl chain to the C-1 atom, and one 9Z,12Z-octadecadienoyl to the C-2 atom. In E. coli, PCs can be found in the integral component of the cell outer membrane. They are hydrolyzed by Phospholipases to a 2-acylglycerophosphocholine and a carboxylate. This compound is expected to be in Cannabis as all living plants are known to produce and metabolize it.
Belongs to the class of organic compounds known as phosphatidylcholines. These are glycerophosphocholines in which the two free -OH are attached to one fatty acid each through an ester linkage.
